[Ord. No. 11-48, § 1]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1, as amended and
supplemented, there is hereby established within the Borough a Municipal
Court to be known as the "Municipal Court of the Borough of Morris
Plains."
The Municipal Court shall have a seal, which shall bear the
impress of the name of the Court.
[Ord. No. 11-48, § 3]
The person appointed as Judge of the Municipal Court shall have
the following qualifications:
(a) Be an attorney at law and a resident of the State of New Jersey but
he need not be a resident of the Borough.
(b) Be a person who is qualified under any law or court rule to hold
the office of Judge of the Municipal Court.
[Ord. No. 11-48, § 2]
The Municipal Court of the Borough and the Municipal Judge shall
have, possess and exercise all the jurisdiction, powers, functions
and duties which are or may be conferred by law and the applicable
rules of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 11-48, § 5]
The Municipal Judge shall be compensated by an annual salary
as fixed by ordinance adopted by the Council. The compensation so
paid shall be in lieu of any and all other fees.
[Ord. No. 11-48, §§ 4, 5; Ord. No. 19-91, § 1]
(a) The Council may by ordinance or resolution provide for an Administrator
and other necessary clerical and other assistants for the Municipal
Court.
(b) The compensation of the Municipal Court Administrator, clerical and
other assistants shall be fixed by ordinance.
[Ord. No. 1-98, § 1]
The position of Municipal Public Defender is hereby established
so that persons applying for representation by a Municipal Public
Defender may avail themselves of said services in accordance with
the provisions of P.L. 1997, c. 256. Applicants requesting representation
by the Municipal Public Defender shall pay an application fee of not
more than $200, in accordance with P.L. 1997, c. 256. The Municipal
Court may waive any required application fee, in whole or in part,
if the court determines, in its discretion, upon a clear and convincing
showing by the applicant that the application fee represents an unreasonable
burden on the person seeking representation.